You'll lose a lot of sleep.... Ralph does. At first he starts waking up earlier. And earlier. Then the hallucinations start - the colours, shapes and strange auras. Not to mention the bald doctors who always turn up at the scene of a death.

That's when Ralph begins to lose a lot more than sleep. When he begins to understand why his hitherto mild-mannered friend, Ed, is getting out of control - dangerously so. And why his hometown is about to become the new Armageddon....

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25 hours and 39 minutes
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Stephen King
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Eli Wallach
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14 July 2016
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English
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Hodder & Stoughton
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B01I5FFZOM
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	25 hours and 39 minutes
Author	Stephen King
Narrator	Eli Wallach
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	14 July 2016
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B01I5FFZOM
Best Sellers Rank	10,761 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 411 in Supernatural Thrillers (Books) 826 in Suspense 1,491 in Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals)

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Insomnia

Reviewed in Australia on 9 April 2021

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What an incredible tale. Long winded in places at worst but , at best an inspired narrative offering an alternative explanation of life and death. Could have used a stroke or two from the editor's brush in places but still a powerful read.

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Kay G

Typical Stephen King

Reviewed in Australia on 25 July 2020

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Love the gradual demise from normal to crazily abnormal, with a bit of moral cause to boot and social comment. Hard to put down. Just when you think its over, there's more to come.

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George

Nowhere near King's best

Reviewed in Australia on 21 January 2018

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There are some touching moments but the best one can say is that it's diverting. Whatever you do, though, don't bother with the Audible version. The music track is unnecessary and loud.

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Craig cole

Brilliant

Reviewed in Australia on 22 September 2017

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5th time ive read it. Love the tie ins to tower series wich is a true masterpiece Mr King. Thank you

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Mick

SK Multiverse - important

Reviewed in Australia on 7 August 2021

Not my favourite SK book but it does delve into the SK multiverse.

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Christine Lyall

a great read

Reviewed in Australia on 18 June 2014

This is the second time I have read this book. It is as beautiful as when I read it the first time. Stephen King you are still the best writer I know.

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Mshell

Great Re-read!

Reviewed in Australia on 14 October 2019

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Read this for the first time when it was first released in paperback and then again now in kindle format, and as then still love it. One of the good ones.
With older, ( probably not Wyzer;), eyes, it’s been good to rediscover the references and links to the Dark Tower, It, plus echoes of Rose Madder which probably hadn’t even been released yet... great read.

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Hendrik Rooks

Good read

Reviewed in Australia on 16 October 2021

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Very enjoyable

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Louisa Simpson

Needs to go on Horror Fans “Must Read” list.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2019

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I loved this book. Took me all of four days to read. Which believe me is a huge feat.

The characters are wonderful, and are so vivid as well as grounded within the story told, that I never once felt like I was reading about fictional characters.

It was actually exciting for me to get a glimpse of Derry before reading “IT” (I know I am hanging my head in shame.) Because Stephen King’s Maine is so well thought out and executed you forget it’s not real. And the more I’m reading of his work, the more little threads I’m seeing that bind his universe together.

The story itself, without giving spoilers, has a Stephen King signature; blending the surreal and incredible with what could quite easily feel like anyone’s Tuesday. That is what makes him brilliant and what makes Insomnia amazing! You almost feel like you’ve accidentally stumbled across something that you’re not entirely comfortable looking at, like car crash or someone having an emotional meltdown, but you just can’t stop looking at it.

Plus take it from an insomniac, King did his research. And I have had a few times when I was entirely convinced some crazy stuff was happening due to a week with no sleep.

So worth reading not just for the Stephen King fans, but for anyone who is a lover of Thrillers, Suspense and Horror done the right way.

Stay Twisted my lovelies Xxx

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AlwaysReading

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2018

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I read this book a very long time ago and it's still my favourite Stephen King story. It's a fantasy rather than a horror - although, it has its horrific moments - but it's far more optimistic than many of his stories.

The idea of auras is fascinating, and that otherworld feeling...what if...?

Ralph was a likeable character and perfect for the tale, and it was wonderful to read about the older generation for a change.

There were villains and other characters that filled their roles and it was great to read about ordinary folk and 'life', too.

Overall, a fantastic, imaginative story, written in the usual flowing style of this author that captured my interest just as much as it did the first time I read it.

Highly recommended.

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Crix

Very disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2019

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Although I usually love Kings story telling I found myself getting bored reading this at times. You can read several pages without gaining any interesting knowledge about anything and loads of pages without the story hardly moving on.

Strangely, I didn't get the usual clarity of the characters and surroundings, something for me was just missing.

The worst part for me was that although the storyline was ok there was nothing to bind it together; what was the big picture? Why were things the way they were? There is nothing that relates to the horrors we are aware of at all.

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Long novel set in Derry with many favourite characters/locations.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 June 2022

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Kindle version 903 pages.
Set in Derry and features references, characters and locations familiar to readers of IT, Dark Tower series etc.
Constant King readers will find great enjoyment from their familiarisation with Derry and earlier novels set in that town.
Those new too King will not appreciate past reference to various works that refer to Derry.
Anyone suffering from Insomnia will be hoping they do not start seeing colourful auras.
Great read.

MADRobot

The first SK book I've struggled to read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 September 2020

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it may be that I'm still too early in, but im finding it very hard to get into this book. I do think it's partly because I'm just too early on, and there are signs that it's going to get more interesting, but personally I'm finding that it's dragging a little bit, which has resulted in me not reading as frequently as I was beforehand. Will return to the book in the near future and update my review based on how it goes.

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